IF MARTINEZ HAD HAD HIS WAY, RAMIREZ WOULD BE OUT
(Ed.'s Note: The recent naming of the Brownsville Performing Arts Building by a unanimous City of Brownsville Commission sans Jessica Tetreau would never have happened if former mayor Tony Martinez and...
View ArticleBEFORE FLAG BURNING: A NOSTALGIC LOOK AT YESTERYEAR
Special to El Rrun-RrunAs Rio Grande Valley men and women were volunteering to join the war effort, the children also did their part on the home front.It was from the radio that American children...
View ArticleHE'S GOT BROWNSVILLE RECYCLING EFFORTS COMING AND...
(Ed.'s Note: He gets up at 5:30 every morning and makes his rounds around the FM 802-Central Blvd. area picking up pop and beer cans to make a few extra bucks. The he cycles across town to sell them at...
View ArticleAND YOU THOUGHT THE BUS METRO WAS A BIT LATE...
By Juan MontoyaIt has been more than seven months since one of the much-ballyhooed electric hybrid diesel buses has sat at a local mechanics shop awaiting the decision by Brownsville Metro honchos on...
View ArticleCITY LOOKS HISTORICAL GIFT HORSE IN THE MOUTH...
(As the city continues to fund and support fabricated "new traditions" that end up being bacchanals for the city's self-appointed elite, it is worth noting that Brownsville has more than enough events...
View ArticleAMLO'S PLAN FOR INDIAN ELDERLY CALLED "RACIST" BY FOES
Mexico News DailyPresident López Obrador on Monday defended his government’s policy of paying retirement pensions to indigenous people at a younger age than the rest of the population.He described...
View ArticlePROCESS MOVES INEXORABLY TOWARD VARGAS' REMOVAL
By Fernando del ValleValley Morning StarStaff WriterBROWNSVILLE — A judge yesterday ordered a trial for San Benito ISD school board President Michael Vargas after prosecutors upgraded his charge of...
View ArticleELIZONDO CIVIL SERVICE HEARING APPEAL SET FOR THURSDAY
By Juan MontoyaOn October 17, Brownsville Fire Chief Jarrett V. Sheldon issued a letter notifying suspended Lt. Carlos Elizondo that he has been suspended indefinitely from the department.In that...
View ArticleJUDGE DISMISSES DISCRIMINATION CASE AGAINST CITY COURT
By Erin SheridanStaff WriterBrownsville HeraldA claim filed by seven female attorneys alleging that the City of Brownsville discriminated against them by hiring three male judges to the municipal court...
View ArticleRENE OLIVEIRA'S DWI TRIAL SCHEDULED TO BEGIN DECEMBER 2
By Juan MontoyaRene Oliveira, the former Texas House District 37 Representative is scheduled to go to trial Dec. 2. on a charge of Driving While Intoxicated after his arrest April 28, 2018.According to...
View ArticleFEDS, LOCAL COPS GO BACK TO 9MM, EXPECT .40s ON MARKET
Special to El Rrun-RunVarious SourcesThe move that started a few short years ago by federal agencies to return to the 9mm ammunition and a new pistol to fire it is now being adopted across the United...
View ArticleINTRIGUE REIGNS IN ADVENT OF 2020 TSC TRUSTEE ELECTIONS
Special to El Rrun-RrunHow time passes and things change.It seems like yesterday that the Texas Southmost College voters placed Art Rendon without a challenger on the board of the community college.He...
View ArticlePUB NAMED CHAIR OF PUBLIC UTILITIES UNITED FOR SCAMS
Special to El Rrun-RrunThe Brownsville Public Utilities Board has been chosen to lead – based on their stellar performance – the Utilities United For Scams to recognize the fourth annual Utility Scam...
View ArticleANOTHER REASON WHY CITIZENS HAVE LOST FAITH IN THE CITY
(Ed.'s Note: Here is a letter received by all city retired employees except for those who retired from the Brownsville Police Dept.As you can see the city has gone out their way to gouge the city...
View ArticleTHE PUBLIC'S WORST FEARS ON CHEMICAL SPILLS CONFIRMED
(Ed.'s Note: When SpaceX was trying to get the FAA approval on its Environmental Impact Statement, company boosters like Gilbert Salinas, a VP for the Brownsville Economic Development Council (BEDC),...
View ArticleFERC PPROVES THREE LNG PROJECTS AT BROWNSVILLE PORT
By Port of BrownsvilleBROWNSVILLE, Texas—Thursday, November 21, 2019— The Port of Brownsville is one step closer to welcoming three new LNG projects with an investment totaling $38.75 billion after the...
View ArticleELIZONDO FIGHTS FOR HIS JOB ON CIVIL SERVICE APPEAL
(Ed.'s Note: The Civil Service hearing on the appeal of former Brownsville Fire Dept. Chief Carlos Elizondo expected to last until Friday proceeded today at the community room at the Metro Bus...
View ArticleAND HE BUYS HIM THE FINEST (BOCA CHICA) BEACH AROUND...
"Elon"Elon wears his Tesla like a crownHe calls his child SpaceX'Cause he likes the nameAnd he buys him the finest beach aroundElon, Elon likes our moneyHe takes a lot they saySpend his days countingIn...
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